Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings

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In 1761, a young girl arrived in Boston on a slave ship, sold to the Wheatley family, and given the name Phillis Wheatley. Struck by Phillis extraordinary precociousness, the Wheatleys provided her with an education that was unusual for a woman of Phillis Wheatley, Complete Writings by Phillis Wheatley